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“Musical Instruments of 1975” Album

July 19, 2023January 12, 2023 Stewart Steres1546Leave a Comment

The Korea Stamps Society (KSS) is pleased to the present the third article of Stewart Steres’ Series South Korea’s Commemorative Booklets. This article is about Korean musical Instruments (NOTE: The album says 1975 although the stamps inside were all issued in 1974).

The Osaka 1970 EXPO Album

May 10, 2023January 9, 2023 Stewart Steres1789Leave a Comment

The Korea Stamps Society (KSS) is pleased to the present the second article of Stewart Steres’ Series South Korea’s Commemorative Booklets. This article is about the EXPO’70 International Exhibition, held in Osaka, Japan, from March 15-September 13, 1970 in Osaka, Japan. It contains the 1970 South Korea KPSC 538, Scott 701, the 1967 first two […]

KoreaPost “Postage Stamps of Korean Folkways” booklet

March 29, 2023January 8, 2023 Stewart Steres1814Leave a Comment

Beginning with this first article by Stewart Steres, a Korea Stamp Society (KSS) Director, on the “Postage Stamps of Korean Folkways” booklet, the KSS is proud to showcase Stewart’s extensive collection of what he calls “South Korean Commemorative and Yearbook” booklets of South Korea over the coming issues of Korean Philately.

Korean Souvenir Books and Reprints issues of 1903-1906 (Part III: Additional Souvenir Books)

April 4, 2020March 12, 2020 Robert (Bob) Finder43414 Comments

In addition to the early editions souvenir books, different types of souvenir books were issued up until 1938 by the Japanese government and later by the South Korean government. Kerr has the only list of these souvenir books that is known in English and it goes through 1961. On Page 71-2 of his book, he […]

Korean Souvenir Books and Reprints issues of 1903-1906 (Part II: Reprints)

March 4, 2020July 24, 2019 Robert (Bob) Finder3008Leave a Comment

The Scott catalogue states that most of the high value Scott numbers 52-54 reprints, the 50 ch, 1 won, and 2 won, with thin, semi-transparent paper, perforation 12 ½, that are in collectors’ collections and on the market today, come from the early souvenir books. Scott values 52-4 at $400, $600, and $875, respectively; but […]

Korean Souvenir Books and Reprints issues of 1903-1906 (Part I: Introduction)

February 5, 2020July 24, 2019 Robert (Bob) Finder77539 Comments

By writing this article, this author is hoping that it will create interest and more information will be forthcoming from other readers of the Korea Stamp Society (KSS) website. The subject is known by different names. Very little literature has been published, at least in English, about, what Jim Kerr called, in his “Korean Kingdom […]

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